What is the difference between matt, silk, dull and gloss finishes?
generally has enough coating thickness to cover the fibre base sheet, but only minimal calendering is applied. Because the surface of matt paper is rough, light is scattered and paper gloss is low. Printed ink gloss on matt papers is better than on uncoated paper, but is still low because the ink pigments do not lie evenly, thus dispersing light in more directions and because some of the resins sink onto the sheet. With silk coated paper, the papermaker uses a combination of coating formula and calendering technique to produce a smooth, low gloss paper. Silk coated paper is smooth, with a uniform printed ink gloss and a distinctive, silky feel. Dull paper is fully coated and calendered. The differences between dull and silk paper is not always clear. In general, dull paper is rougher, glossier and has better printed ink gloss than silk. Dull paper has excellent ink holdout for sharp halftone reproduction. Gloss paper is fully coated and calendered. It is extremely smooth and has excell
